Terri Clark Album: “Fearless”

Description :

This is an Enhanced CD containing regular audio files as well as multimedia computer files. Personnel includes: Terri Clark (vocals); Steuart Smith (acoustic & electric guitar, mandolin, accordion, Wurlitzer piano, Hammond B-3 organ); B. James Lowry, Biff Watson (acoustic guitar); Dan Dugmore (electric guitar, pedal steel); Pam Gadd (banjo); Gary Prim (Hammond B-3 organ); Michael Rhodes, Glen Worff (bass); Shawn Pelton (drums, percussion, loops); Greg Morrow (drums, percussion); John Wesley Ryles, Beth Nielson Chapman (background vocals). Producers: Steuart Smith, Terri Clark, Keith Stegall. Principally recorded at Dark Horse Studios and Soundstage Studios, Nashville, Tennessee. This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. The list of co-writers Terri Clark chose to work with on this album speaks volumes about her approach to country music. Mary Chapin Carpenter, Beth Nielsen Chapman, and Carlene Carter are all known for subverting the tropes of mainstream country while coming from a classic singer-songwriter frame of reference. That's pretty much the road that Clark follows on FEARLESS. There are pop moves aplenty in these songs, but they're not the broad, subtle-as-a-sledgehammer kind that clutter up the top of the country charts. Clark's style is classier than that, as she mixes pedal steel and acoustic guitar with low-key electronic rhythms, twangy guitar and harmonica with Beatles-derived background vocals and pure pop melodies. FEARLESS is one of those rare items that may appeal to both the commercial country crowd and those with a slightly more progressive inclination.

This ain't your old "Terri Clark"! Forget about "Just The Same" and even "How I Feel". If you like Folk or Americana type of music, put "Fearless" in your collection. Fans of Terri's older stuff may be a bit shell-shocked when they hear it for the first time. However, I think Terri may just win over some more "folksy" fans with this one. The best song on the CD,"No Fear", co-written by Mary-Chapin Carpenter, kicks thing off. It'll be stuck in your hear the rest of the day if you're not carefu! There are some throw-away , mandatory radio singles on here like "A Little Gasoline" and "Sometimes Goodbye" but Terri's at her best with Emmylou Harris on "Easy From Now On" and covering Jann Arden's "Good Mother." Will there be huge radio play from this CD? I don't think so. But give the girl her guitar and let her play on because "Fearless" is Terri's best CD by far!

I don't have enough good things to say about this C.D. other than that I have proably over-listened to it. In truth, it really fits into its own genre. It isn't overly poppy and laced with obnoxious background vocals and annoying harmonies, yet it isn't twangy and George-Straitish like her previous work. It's cool and hip; and the songs are arranged well enough to prevent the album from becoming tedious. Some of the songs have very inspiring lyrics, but what is important about this album is the unique tambour of Terri's voice and the music itself. You can tell that the woman behind all of this has quite a sharp mind.

this is terri clarks best cd. it is sadly her worst selling. i have all of her cd's and this one is the only one that i can listen to over and over again and again. from the opening track to the closing track the songs are magnifiscent. i can't wait to see what terri will releash in the future

People are saying that Terri has changed. "Forget about the old Terri. She's not around anymore". Wrong! Terri is still very much full of life and the neo-contemporary country vibe. She still has that in-your-face attitude she portrayed in "Better Things To Do" and "Easy On The Eyes". Clark has in no way changed, but she's reached a huge growing point that every artist does. Fearless is in my opinion the best album she's put out. With soft harmony from the emotional "Empty" to the get out of my way I'm leaving with "A Little Gasoline". She'll warm you up with "Gettin There", then calm you down with "Good Mother". 12 singles of astonished enjoyment!

There isn't a song that I didn't enjoy listening to on this CD. The whole CD shows the depth that Terri has within her and is willing to share with her audience. She really has a way of touching me with her music and I feel a real connection to her. Terrific CD Terri! And reading what you wanted to achieve, I feel you did that!